54.6% ▲ +30.8%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.7%
- 2016: 49.0%
- 2021: 54.6%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Brookfield · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Brookfield
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Brookfield finished Year 12 than in most similar areas. However, the typical resident's level of schooling and university degrees are both well below the Victorian and national figures.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 54.6% of people completed Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the 61.8% seen across Victoria.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Brookfield, Year 12 is the majority at 58%; Year 10 is next at 16%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 16.8% of the population, a figure far below the state average of 29.2%. Certificate III or IV is the most common qualification at 32.4%.
16.8% ▲ +67.0%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Brookfield, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 39%, followed by Bachelor degree (24%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (21%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 18.1%, followed by engineering and related fields at 14.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 22 schools within 3 km, which is more than 90% of similar areas, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is among the lowest for its level.
0.69
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
22
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
809
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
986
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Brookfield
22 schools — 17,803 students, average ICSEA 986.
By sector: Government 13 · Catholic 5 · Independent 4
By type: Primary 13 · Secondary 5 · Combined 4
| Binap Primary School, Brookfield | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 406 | 972 |
| OneSchool Global Vic, Melton West | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 556 | 984 |
| Melton Christian College, Brookfield | Independent | Combined | 1.7 km | 1,268 | 1,044 |
| Al Iman College, Melton South | Independent | Combined | 2.2 km | 1,149 | 1,059 |
| Staughton College, Melton South | Government | Secondary | 2.5 km | 1,705 | 956 |
| St Catherine of Siena School, Melton West | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 522 | 1,002 |
| Coburn Primary School, Melton South | Government | Primary | 2.8 km | 601 | 932 |
| St Francis Catholic College, Melton West | Catholic | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,846 | 1,012 |
| St Anthony's School, Melton South | Catholic | Primary | 3.0 km | 646 | 1,000 |
| Melton South Primary School, Melton South | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 972 | 962 |
| Wedge Park Primary School, Melton West | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 848 | 976 |
| Melton Secondary College, Melton | Government | Secondary | 3.1 km | 1,433 | 944 |
| Melton Specialist School, Melton | Government | Combined | 3.3 km | 406 | 951 |
| Melton West Primary School, Melton West | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 520 | 925 |
| Djerriwarrh Community & Education Services - Djerriwarrh Community College, Melton | Independent | Secondary | 3.7 km | 39 | 929 |
| Arnolds Creek Primary School, Harkness | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 724 | 999 |
| St Lawrence of Brindisi Catholic Primary School, Weir Views | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 473 | 1,024 |
| St Dominic's School, Melton | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 369 | 967 |
| Strathtulloh Primary School, Strathtulloh | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 1,350 | 1,024 |
| Melton Primary School, Melton | Government | Primary | 4.6 km | 507 | 961 |
| Kurunjang Secondary College, Melton | Government | Secondary | 5.0 km | 873 | 947 |
| Kurunjang Primary School, Melton | Government | Primary | 5.3 km | 590 | 942 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Brookfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20351/brookfield/topic/education